Record gas prices keep going up

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Record gas prices keep going up
By David Allen, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Saturday, May 24, 2008

Pacific motorists will have to dig a bit deeper into their pockets when filling up at base pumps next week.

Starting Saturday, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and Navy Exchange will add almost 7 cents to the price of a gallon of unleaded regular, marking the sixth consecutive week of record-breaking prices.

In mainland Japan and Okinawa, it will cost $3.702 for a gallon of unleaded midgrade, up 6.7 cents. The cost of a gallon of diesel will soar to $4.302, an increase of 16.6 cents.

However, motorists can take some consolation knowing that the cost of a gallon of unleaded regular remains a bit lower than this week’s stateside average of $3.81. That’s because of the 25-cent-per-gallon Japanese government discount applied at the pump.

Forecasters are warning the average unleaded price in the States will vault over the $4 per gallon barrier during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.


Rest of article at: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=55029



uhc comment: Thank you, Dubya!